Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice and Barcelona‘s Lamine Yamal headline the nominees for the 2025 FIFA Puskás Award.
Rice’s nomination comes for his stunning Champions League free-kick against Real Madrid in Arsenal’s 3-0 first-leg quarterfinal win last season while Yamal gets on the list for a curling effort against Espanyol that sealed the LaLiga title for Barça.
The award will be decided by a 50% split between fan votes and those cast by a panel of «FIFA Legends» with the winner to be crowned at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025.
Chelsea‘s Alejandro Garnacho, then-of Manchester United, won the 2024 Puskás Award for his spectacular overhead kick against Everton in the Premier League, while other notable Premier League winners of the past include Mohamed Salah, Son Heung-Min and Olivier Giroud.
The timeframe covered for the award ranges from Aug. 11 2024 to Aug. 2 2025.
Alessandro Deiola of Caligari, Lucas Ribeiro of Mamelodi Sundowns and Kévin Rodrigues for Kasımpaşa are also nominated alongside Seattle Sounders forward Pedro de la Vega.
FIFA Puskás Award nominees
Alessandro Deiola, Cagliari v. Venezia, May 18 2025
Pedro de la Vega, Cruz Azul v. Seattle Sounders, July 31 2025
Santiago Montiel, Independiente v. Independiente Rivadavia, May 11 2025
Amr Nasser, Al Ahly v. Pharco, April 17 2025
Carlos Orrantía, Querétaro v. Atlas, April 16 2025
Lucas Ribeiro, Mamelodi Sundowns v. Borussia Dortmund, June 21 2025
Declan Rice, Arsenal v. Real Madrid, April 8 2025
Rizky Ridho, Persija Jakarta v. Arema, March 9 2025
Kévin Rodrigues, Kasımpaşa v. Rizespor, Feb. 9 2025
Lamine Yamal, Espanyol v. Barcelona, 15 May 2025
